Talley v. Farrell

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 01-2508 JAMES A. TALLEY, In his individual capacity and in his capacity as parent and custodian of Asia Brianna Talley, a minor plaintiff, Plaintiff - Appellant, and CYNTHIA TALLEY, In her individual capacity and in her capacity as parent and custodian of Asia Brianna Talley, a minor plaintiff, Plaintiff, versus JOHN S. FARRELL, Individually and in his official capacity, Chief, Prince George's County Police; JOHN C. LINDSAY, Major, #923, individually and in his official capacity Prince George's County Police Department, Commander, Inspectional Services; LINDA DIXON, Captain, #887,individually and in her official capacity Prince George's County Police Department, Inspection Services; HENRY HAMER, Lieutenant, #687, individually and in his official capacity Prince George's County Police Department Internal Affairs Division; ALLEN DISCHINGER, Sergeant, #972, individually and in his official capacity Prince George's County Police Department Internal Affairs Division; JOSEPH A. ROLLO, Individually and in his official capacity, Director, Psychological Services Division Prince George's County Police Department; EDWARD WALTERS, Sergeant, #1515, individually and in his official capacity Prince George's County Police Department District Three; KATIE KELLEY, Officer, #2409, individually and in her official capacity Prince George's County Police Department District Three; FRANCIS MAMMANO, Captain, #1698, individually and in his official capacity Prince George's County Police Department District Two; ANGELO PIAZZA, Officer, #2337, individually and in his official capacity Prince George's County Police Department District Three; JOSEPH COX, Lieutenant, #906, individually and in his official capacity Prince George's County Police Department District Two; JAMES O'NEIL, III, Detective, #838, individually and in his official capacity Prince George's County Police Department District Two; GLYDE MONTGOMERY, Sergeant, #866, individually and in their official capacity Prince George's County Police Department District Three; JOHN DOE, Officers, individually and in their official capacity Prince George's County Police Department; PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, A body corporate and politic, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Catherine C. Blake, District Judge. (CA- 00-3463-CCB) Submitted: June 26, 2002 Decided: August 22, 2002 Before WILKINS, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. David M. Melnick, Rockville, Maryland, for Appellant. Sean D. Wallace, County Attorney, John A. Bielec, Deputy County Attorney, Laura J. Gwinn, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). 2 PER CURIAM: James A. Talley appeals the district court’s orders granting partial summary judgment to Defendants and denying Talley’s motions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) and for leave to file a second amended complaint in this employment discrimination action. Our review discloses that Talley voluntarily dismissed without prejudice the remaining claims in his suit pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a) prior to noting his appeal of the district court’s orders. Because Talley failed to obtain a certification to appeal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), we find that we are without jurisdiction over this appeal. See Mesa v. United States, 61 F.3d 20, 21-22 (11th Cir. 1995). We accordingly dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 3